On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 02:45:12AM -0500, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 11:12:46PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: [License field] > > In other words, it seems like a lot of work, and it's not clear what > > problem it would really solve. > Hi, > would it provide any automation or easier processing for the NEW > queue(ftpmasters)?
They need to look at the source package anyway. At best, it would give them extra work to verify that the control file matches the copyright file. > would it allow for reducing package size by removing > license text from all packages and having them installed in a seperate > essential package stored in a canonical location > (/usr/share/doc/dfsg-license-texts/) (dfsg-license-texts.deb) and have a > file-license.txt to list which files are licensed under which license? Hardly. We already have license texts in /usr/share/common-licenses, it isn't going to be any smaller. -- Fun will now commence -- Seven Of Nine, "Ashes to Ashes", stardate 53679.4 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
